December 8, 2008 1:11 pm

As I wandered through the Bellagio casino trying to find Erik Bedard to no avail (apparently he’s already at the airport headed home after having Dr. Lewis Yocumb do a check up on his shoulder), I did run into Tacoma Rainiers president Aaron Artman, who had just finished a workout.

Of course, I had to ask about the proposed ownership rights swap between the city of Tacoma and Pierce County for Cheney Stadium. Here’s the Dave Wickert-Jason Hagey story from it a week ago.

Artman was just coming off vacation so he didn’t know all that the process entailed, but viewed it as a positive.

“It just makes sense to have one owner,” he said. “There could be some cost-saving aspects that way.”

Artman also thought that the change could expedite the renovation process in the future.

But Cheney will undergo some big renovations before next season. Artman said there will about $2.5 million in renovations to the 48-year-old stadium, with a new LED video board being installed along with a new scoreboard, plus the necessary technology to operate them.

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Bob Dutton joins The News Tribune after more than 25 years at the Kansas City Star, including the last 13 covering baseball and the Royals. He was the president of the Baseball Writers' Association of America in 2008 and serves on the committee that nominates players to the Hall of Fame.

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